County Fair Guide

Prentiss County Fair

Booneville, Mississippi

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Typical Month

August

Duration

4 days

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Size

small

Highlights

Expect livestock shows, FFA and 4-H competitions, local food vendors, and a community fair in the red clay and oak-hickory hill country of Prentiss County.

Good to Know

Booneville is the Prentiss County seat — the Battle of Booneville (a July 1862 Civil War engagement) was fought nearby, and the surrounding Tombigbee National Forest and Natchez Trace Parkway corridor offer outstanding outdoor recreation in northeast Mississippi.

Prentiss County Fair Overview

Held each July in Booneville, Prentiss County Fair celebrates the cotton, cattle, and poultry heritage of a county that sits at the southern edge of the Tennessee River watershed in the most heavily forested corner of the Mississippi hill country. The area's broader history includes notable events and landmarks dating to 1862.

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